U.S. post at Nome Lackee Indian Reservation established “25 miles west of Tahama”; abandoned on 4/21/1858.

Nome Lackee Indian Reservation established September 1854 on Thomes Creek about 20 miles west of Tehama; originally situated in Colusa county, reservation was relocated to Tehama County in 1856 when county lines were redrawn; reservation completely abandoned in 1861.
Also known as Nome Lackee Reserve; Camp Nome Lackee; Post at Nome Lackee; Fort Vose.

AG Dead Office File, Row 3, File 3
The National Guard of California, 1849-1880 (Part.1), Compiled with the Assistance of the Work Projects Administration from Records in the Adjutant General’s Office of California and the California State Library, (Sacramento, 1940), 68-70.

AG Dead Office File, Row 3, File 3
The National Guard of California, 1849-1880 (Part.1), Compiled with the Assistance of the Work Projects Administration from Records in the Adjutant General’s Office of California and the California State Library, (Sacramento, 1940), 71.

AG Dead Office File, Row 3, File 8
The National Guard of California, 1849-1880 (Part.1), Compiled with the Assistance of the Work Projects Administration from Records in the Adjutant General’s Office of California and the California State Library, (Sacramento, 1940), 72-73.

Geo. W. Manypenny to R. McClelland, January 31, 1855, in “Message of the President Communicating a report from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the colonization of the California Indians,” Sen. Exec. Docs., 33 Cong., 2 Sess., Vol. 7, Doc. 41, pp. 2-4 (752).

Rosborough as Special Agent to Klamath River reports from Weitchpec on situation. “There is a large interest at stake on this river. There are probably 500 or 600 miners employed on the Klamath and Salmon Rivers who receive their supplies from Union on Humboldt Bay and Trinidad…This is the lowest mining point on the Klamath and all supplies from above river have to pass this point…There are about 2000 Indians on the waters of the Klamath…”

02/05/1855

R. McClelland to the President, February 5, 1855, in Message of the President Communicating a report from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the colonization of the California Indians, Sen. Exec. Docs., 33 Cong., 2 Sess., Vol. 7, Doc. 41, pp. 1-2 (752).

Transmits letter requesting money for two more California reservations and suggests that plan be adopted.

Rosborough reports: “A large body of Indians are being run off, being shot at or outraged by a portion of the whites. These Indians beg for protection and a large majority of whites are anxious to protect them, but they can’t guard all the rancherias day and night and at the same time pursue the hostile Indians into the mountains and also work for sufficient gold dust to supply themselves with provisions…”

Field detachment of companies B and F of the 4th Infantry named Camp Wool (aka Fort Wool, Camp Strowbridge); Located at confluence of Trinity and Klamath rivers, about 140 miles north of the mouth of the Klamath,

[Note: newspapers refer to “Strawbridge”]

03/01/1855

Geo. Manypenny to R. McClelland, March 1, 1855, in Message from the President of the United States Transmitting Additional estimates for the pay of Indian agents, H. Exec. Docs., 33 Cong., 2 Sess., Vol. 10, Doc. 94, pp. 2-3 (790).

Notes the effect of Congressional actions on the appointment of three additional Indian agents for California and associated costs.

R. McClelland to the President, March 2, 1855, in Message from the President of the United States Transmitting Additional estimates for the pay of Indian agents, H. Exec. Docs., 33 Cong., 2 Sess., Vol. 10, Doc. 94, pp. 1-2 (790).

Notes the effect of recent Congressional actions would result in the appointment of three additional Indian agents in California.

Henley sends Siskiyou County agent to join a detachment of soldiers (?); complains to Indian Commissioner that soldiers “remain quietly at their posts” when locals looking to Henley to stop the Indian hostilities.

Letter from E. Williams to Colonel Denver, Secretary of State, California asking for back pay for service under Rogers during first El Dorado Expedition. Has-discharge signed by Rogers. Written at Big Bar, Trinity County, May 23, 1855.

AG Dead Office File, Row 5, File 1
The National Guard of California, 1849-1880 (Part.1), Compiled with the Assistance of the Work Projects Administration from Records in the Adjutant General’s Office of California and the California State Library, (Sacramento, 1940), 76.
Adjutant General Report 1850-1863, p. 50

Agent Whipple sent by Henley to examine country on both sides of the Klamath to find a location for a reservation. Whipple made his report that he found area a “most eligible site, with twelve or sixteen hundred Indians living within the bounds of the proposed reservation…on the whole distance of thirty miles there is not a single settlement of white men for mining or other purposes.”

Judge Peters complains about Indians who spoke different language than ones on the Klamath occupy all the country west and south of the South Fork of the Trinity River in the Eel River Valley and along the trails leading from Humboldt Bay to Sacramento Valley and to Weaverville; judge suggests putting in a reservation in Round Valley.

Letter from Governor John Bigler to Windsor S. Pierce authorizing him to collect all documents pertaining to Indian expeditions in 1850, 51, 52 to determine extent of depredations and costs to citizens, proofs of same, communications to former Governors asking assistance and communications from Governors to United States authorities asking assistance. Costs of men in salary, subsistence, arms, horses, etc. and to state. Orders him to go to D. C. to help Congressmen collect from Feds. Written at Executive Department, Benicia, June 30, 1855.

No copy of document; citation only.

July

07/05/1855

AG Dead Office File, Row 3, File 5
The National Guard of California, 1849-1880 (Part.1), Compiled with the Assistance of the Work Projects Administration from Records in the Adjutant General’s Office of California and the California State Library, (Sacramento, 1940), 77-78.

AG Dead Office File, Row 3, File 3
The National Guard of California, 1849-1880 (Part.1), Compiled with the Assistance of the Work Projects Administration from Records in the Adjutant General’s Office of California and the California State Library, (Sacramento, 1940), 99-101.

AG Dead Office File, Row 5, File 1
The National Guard of California, 1849-1880 (Part.1), Compiled with the Assistance of the Work Projects Administration from Records in the Adjutant General’s Office of California and the California State Library (Sacramento, 1940), 123-127.

November

November 1855

“Statement showing the tribes of Indians within the limits of the United States territory, number of souls, and place of residence of each tribe, made up from the best data in the possession of the Indian office,” November 1855, document No. 122 of Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Sen. Exec. Docs., 34 Cong., 1 Sess., Vol. 1, Doc. 1, pp. 575-576 (810).

AG Dead Office File, Row 3, File 3
The National Guard of California, 1849-1880 (Part.1), Compiled with the Assistance of the Work Projects Administration from Records in the Adjutant General’s Office of California and the California State Library, (Sacramento, 1940), 104.
Adjutant General Report April 1861

AG Dead Office File, Row 6, File 2
The National Guard of California, 1849-1880 (Part.1), Compiled with the Assistance of the Work Projects Administration from Records in the Adjutant General’s Office of California and the California State Library, (Sacramento, 1940), 105-106.

Mountain Riflemen (formerly New York Guard) Fifth Division, First Brigade, New York Flat, Yuba County
May also have been called Independent New York Guard

December

12/01/1855

AG Dead Office File, Row 3, File 8
The National Guard of California, 1849-1880 (Part.1), Compiled with the Assistance of the Work Projects Administration from Records in the Adjutant General’s Office of California and the California State Library, (Sacramento, 1940), 107-110.

Discusses diversion of troops for wars in West and Pacific region, and for surveys, pp. 4, 14-16.

12/06/1855

AG Dead Office File, Row 4, File 1
Sacramento Union, August 11, 1856, p. 1, col. 7
The National Guard of California, 1849-1880 (Part.1), Compiled with the Assistance of the Work Projects Administration from Records in the Adjutant General’s Office of California and the California State Library (Sacramento, 1940), 111-114.

Report by Board of Examiners of War Claims to the California Legislature. Report states the total War Debt without interest at $848,549.73 and Board says $24,936.46 can’t be audited because of informal nature of transfer of claims and conflicts of interest. Written in Sacramento, December 31, 1855.